Read more TV ratings stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/11687/tv-ratings.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:40:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74123/jay-leno-not-the-only-prime-time-loser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNetwork TV's big hits— Modern Family, The Cleveland Show , NCIS: Los Angeles— join a pack of losers and losing news: NBC viewership is down 10% among young adults, ABC and CBS have slipped, too, and Eastwick, Hank, and Trauma have already been canceled. The LA Times surveys the playing field,...http://www.newser.com/story/74123/jay-leno-not-the-only-prime-time-loser.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 16 Nov 2009 9:54:09 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73588/to-save-nbc-rethink-leno-strategy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCable giant Comcast wants to buy a controlling interest in NBC Universal. Sure, the company's movie business and cable channels are appealing, but what about the broadcast network? NBC is floundering, and CEO Jeff Zucker is to blame, Mark Harris writes in New York . One big problem is The Jay...http://www.newser.com/story/73588/to-save-nbc-rethink-leno-strategy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 13:30:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73457/nfl-scores-ratings-touchdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNFL ratings are through the roof this year, as the recession keeps fans on the couch on Sunday afternoons...and Sunday nights and Monday nights. Ratings are at a 20-year high, with an average 17.2 million watching each game. “The NFL and television are actually getting the so-called ‘benefit’...http://www.newser.com/story/73457/nfl-scores-ratings-touchdown.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 7:41:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73137/letterman-scandal-is-ratings-gold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDavid Letterman’s scandalous admission of intraoffice sex and his role in a blackmail scheme appear to have titillated audiences. CBS’ Late Show is up 13% in total viewership for the season over last year. Sure, Dave is off 8% in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, but that’s nothing compared to the...http://www.newser.com/story/73137/letterman-scandal-is-ratings-gold.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 16:20:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73053/dvrs-arent-killing-tv-theyre-saving-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA year ago, TV networks were terrified of the DVR. The devices allowed viewers to skip commercials on playback, and who, given the choice, would watch TV commercials? Lots of people, it turns out. TV watching is such an inherently lazy activity that many viewers can’t summon the energy to...http://www.newser.com/story/73053/dvrs-arent-killing-tv-theyre-saving-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 5:57:23 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72761/say-goodbye-to-nbc-as-we-know-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMonday was a milestone for NBC’s misbegotten Leno experiment: only 4.6 million tuned in, the worst Monday of the year, writes Matthew Greenberg. This is getting so bad it may signal the beginning of the end of NBC as we know it. The network’s rationale for putting Leno at...http://www.newser.com/story/72761/say-goodbye-to-nbc-as-we-know-it.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 13:54:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72591/cnn-last-in-prime-time-ratings-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCNN’s ratings have fallen behind those of the other major cable news networks as prime-time viewers pass over the network in favor of opinion-based news coverage. Every prime-time CNN show lost to its Fox News opponent, and in some instances the losses were even more humiliating—at 10pm, for example,...http://www.newser.com/story/72591/cnn-last-in-prime-time-ratings-race.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 15:35:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71692/dvr-viewers-give-ratings-boost-to-greys-others.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTV networks dismayed at low ratings early in the season are getting a ray of hope in the form of the once-feared DVR. Sure, ad buyers won’t pay out when a viewer watches Grey’s Anatomy on TiVo, but that and other shows are gaining a massive audience days after the...http://www.newser.com/story/71692/dvr-viewers-give-ratings-boost-to-greys-others.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 14 Oct 2009 12:27:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71174/lenos-ratings-tumble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHere’s one headline Jay Leno won’t want to read. Ever since the fall TV season began in earnest Sept. 21, the former king of late night has been getting his keister kicked in primetime. He’s finished in last place every single night, with his numbers falling steadily and hitting a...http://www.newser.com/story/71174/lenos-ratings-tumble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 13:31:55 CDT